My Top 10 - CRITICAL Airstream SPARE PARTS You Should Consider (+ Bonus Tip)

[@mikemadden865]

Great video! We made our list and will develop our emergency kit. Thanks for the high profile spot for the South Carolina sticker!

[@thewrightlife]

Mike thanks again for watching and the kind words. We expect to be back in South Carolina in the Spring for some camping.

[@mikemadden865]

@@thewrightlife make sure your visit includes the upstate area. Which is the best that SC has to offer!

[@thewrightlife]

We plan to be in the Greenville area for a week or two.

[@mikemadden865]

@@thewrightlife what a small world. Greenville is a great place. We live about 30 minutes south on I-85.

[@kcwerv]

Add a spare Converter to your list. On my 2020 25 Foot Airstream I owned for 2 years previously mine went out on a month long extended trip. They are easy to replace too. For those who don't know this is what allows your RV to run off shore power. Without it you a left with running off your batteries only and hooking up a charger to keep them charged.

[@thewrightlife]

Thanks for watching and the recommendation. Safe travels.

[@LifeIsAJourney4Us]

Great list!!! Another nice to keep item is a sail switch for your furnace. A good RV technician tip….put a check valve between your city water inlet and the water pump and it will help extend the life of the water pump since the city water hits the pump basically making the pump act as a check valve on the fresh water tank side and over time overcomes the pump sending water to fresh tank. They are cheap and worth it

[@thewrightlife]

Great advice and thanks for watching. A sail switch would be a great addition to the spare parts bin and I’ve just added a check valve to my to do list. Safe travels.

[@justinmorgan7851]

Maybe I missed it, but I didn't see spare fuses mentioned. That's one thing I carry in my RV religiously. Thanks for the list, some good ideas there.

[@thewrightlife]

Good catch. I do carry an assortment of fuses but didn’t include them on the list because they are readily available at any automotive store. Thanks for watching and safe travel.

[@davec3689]

Spare blade fuses and glass fuses are mentioned at 8:29. See you down the road and God bless you.

[@chrisk6159]

Battery charger. Our converter went bad at a COE campground in Iowa. Fortunately there was a 24 hour walmart a few miles away and at 11 pm I was in line buying one. Saved my batteries until I was able to replace the converter. It's also useful for your tow vehicle if you're having battery issues.

[@thewrightlife]

Great recommendation! Glad you were able to replace your converter. Thanks for watching and safe travels.

[@chrisk6159]

Great video thanks. A suggestion: list the parts in the description with an amazon (or vendor) link to make it easy to find.

[@thewrightlife]

Thanks for the suggestion. I tried to include a picture from Amazon in the video, but can look into adding a link in the description. Eventually we would like to set-up an online Amazon Affiliate Store with these items and other that we use and recommend.

[@sirdavidalot]

Set of pins is clutch. Toilet valve has failed the most on me so I keep a spare. Sail switch is another good spare for the furnace. Pretty cheap part to keep you from freezing.

[@thewrightlife]

Great tips. Thanks for the comments and for watching.

[@ctrawick3]

This is fantastic. You def hit a couple that I have not thought of yet. Thanks very much.

[@thewrightlife]

Happy to hear it was useful. I probably need to update my video as I keep adding to my spare parts bin. 😳

[@AustinsADV]

Great video, some good suggestions. One thing I would add to your list is the Shurflo fresh water inlet/regulator. We had a 2004 19' Airstream and it leaked, now we have a 2014 23' Flying Cloud and I've had to replaced this part twice. It's one of those things that can leak and you won't even know it unless you look for it. When these leak the water can go inside the wall. I only noticed on the 19' because a little water was leaking out of the belly pan in the area near the water inlet. Sometimes it works to tighten the 4 screws on the back of the inlet, a least it can stop the leak for a while. Also, they don't come with exterior rubber gasket, but if you are careful the old one can be reused. I like to keep a some JB Weld on hand too, this actually saved me one time when the upper fridge hinge on my 19' was starting to crack. I noticed this issue one night when I was driving across Kansas and I stopped to go back and get a snack. The door was about ready to fall off. Found a place to camp for the night and went to work reinforcing the hinge. Held fine for years after that.

[@thewrightlife]

Thanks for watching and the great comments/recommendations. I think I may need to update my Top 10 critical spare part list to a Top 15.

[@AustinsADV]

@@thewrightlife I also carry an extra pigtail hose for the LP tanks, I've had those leak before where the rubber hose connects to the metal fitting.

[@horizon42q]

Excellent list. I never thought of a Spare water pump.

[@thewrightlife]

Inexpensive and a good item to keep on hand.

[@cackerson10]

Great suggestions. Just curious if you've upgraded the fresh water tank discharge valve. It seems so cheap and takes forever to empty the tank in our 2020 Globetrotter 27FB Twin.

[@thewrightlife]

We haven’t upgraded the fresh tank discharge, but agree the current OEM valve is not the best option and does take a long time to drain.

[@stanmorgan3107]

Thermister and Thermocoupler for the waer heater. Dielectric grease for the 7-pin hitch cable

[@thewrightlife]

Great recommendations. I carry the Dielectric Grease, but I do not currently have a spare thermistor or thermocoupler . Thanks for watching and safe travels.

[@2000talon]

Adding a few of those things right now!! I think lug nuts too case one cracks or breaks.

[@thewrightlife]

Lug nuts is a great recommendation. I think i will add them as well. Thanks for watching.

[@DeniseCorcoran]

I pulled into a campground with a week old new Airstream trailer and had ONE lugnut left! Airstream said I over-torqued. That is a false accusation - stating I - a 75-year old woman - over-torqued my lugnuts! I didn't even know the word 'torque' and never touched them! Who is Airstream did this?!

[@thewrightlife]

@DeniseCorcoran so sorry this happened to you, but happy to hear you were safe.

[@georgeashmore7317]

Great info. New AS owner. What product do you recommend for black water tanks to keep clean and smelling fresh? I’ve used the blue gel packs but smells like state park toilets.

[@thewrightlife]

Hi George. We use Unique RV Holding Tank Treatment. It is available on Amazon for $20 a bottle. Hope this helps. Thanks for watching and safe travels.

[@georgeashmore7317]

@@thewrightlife Good morning and thanks for the quick reply! Love love your channel. Very informative and insightful. Recently purchased ‘23 Caravel and truly appreciate your insight. Safe travels!

[@DeniseCorcoran]

UNIQUE @@georgeashmore7317

[@rodneylw10]

I have heard that the most failing capacitor is the start capacitor rather than the run capacitor. Do you carry both?

[@thewrightlife]

Here are the two items that we carry (1.) DOMETIC 3314471.017 Capacitor Service Kit - 55/15 MFD and (2.) the SHURFLO 4008-101-A65 New 3.0 GPM RV Water Pump Revolution, 12V. Both items can be found at our Amazon Storefront at this link 🔗 www.amazon.com/shop/thewrightlife Hope this helps and safe travels.

[@OurSecondLife]

Great list of spare parts! Love the door map setup!

[@thewrightlife]

Hey guys…thanks for watching. I must give you guys credit for the door map idea. 🤣. Safe travels

[@ThirteenAdventures]

Great list of items to carry! We have one very similar!

[@tagoooU]

My temp sensor went out on my water heater, there are two. The normal one and the high temp one. I don't think that the circuit board comes with them.

[@thewrightlife]

When I purchased our spare water heater ignition board it did not include either temp sensors.

[@davidserdar-v5e]

I had one of these malfunction as well. Now carry a spare set. At first I thought it was the controller board electronics, but finally determined it was the temp sensor. Be aware these sensors are different (different temperatures) for the 'normal' water heaters and a higher temp sensor for the heaters with mixing valves.

[@lisawright4223]

Well done.

[@charlesloeffler333]

Where do you store that big box?

[@thewrightlife]

I have a spot in the bed of the truck for it. Works great to keep things organized.

[@charlesloeffler333]

I guess since you are full time, your truck is always configured for traveling. The tasks for my truck vary, so I prefer to have all trailer related items with the trailer. I hope you seldom needs this things in the box and have pleasant travels

[@StephSH]

Great video😊

[@thewrightlife]

Thanks for watching. I am glad you liked the video. Safe travels.

[@grey8ghost1]

This video was helpful, perhaps in your next video, make a crib sheet with the items you want to describe, that could prevent the need to use 10,000 words where 1000 might cover the topic.

[@thewrightlife]

Hey, thanks for the advice. You’re probably right. I do tend to get long winded at time. 🤣 Glad the video was helpful and thanks for watching.

[@g-man2045]

toilet ball seal, seal lube, Dometic foot pedal water valve.

[@thewrightlife]

Great tips! Thanks for sharing. I may need an additional spare parts bin. 🤣

[@bhenry58]

Breakaway brake controller and cable

[@thewrightlife]

Great recommendation. I have a spare cable but not the brake controller. Thanks for sharing. Safe travels

[@itsnmynature4882]

BOOMER

[@thewrightlife]

SOONER!

[@mattdjmorris]

Another great video. Do you know what sizes of rivets I should order for my kit? I do have a rivet gun.

[@thewrightlife]

@mattdjmorris I would recommend checking out the Airstream Supply Company website airstreamsupplycompany.com/products/rivet-kit. They sell rivets and rivet kits for Airstreams. A variety of sizes is what I have.